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Whether loathed, feared, admired or worshipped, snakes evoke
stronger human reactions than almost any other animal. Moving
gracefully without limbs, swallowing meals often several times
larger than their own heads, and with many having venomous bites,
they never fail to fascinate. From garter snakes and vipers to
cobras, boas and pythons, Snakes describes the biology and natural
history of this ecologically diverse and important group of
animals. It highlights the amazing variety and complexity of this
group that includes more than four thousand living species.
Information on habitat, conservation status, and behaviour are also
included to complete this comprehensive and fully illustrated
introduction to the snakes of the world.
The first, fantastic book in the series about four friends. A
brilliant series about small changes that make a big difference,
with themes of environmentalism and friendship. Researching her
school project on Fairtrade has been a real eye-opener for Maya.
She loves clothes and is appalled to find that her favourite
sparkly T-shirts are made by poor children in other countries. --
Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
In 1940 Sergei Rachmaninoff, living in exile in America, broke his
creative silence and composed a swan song to his Russian homeland.
What happened in those final haunted years and how did he come to
write his farewell masterpiece, the Symphonic Dances? Rachmaninoff
left Petrograd in 1917 in the throes of the Russian Revolution. He
was 44 years old, at the peak of his powers as
composer-conductor-performer, moving in elite Tsarist circles, as
well as running the family estate, his refuge and solace. He had
already written the music which, today, has made him one of the
most popular composers of all time: the second and third Piano
Concertos and two symphonies. The story of his years in exile in
America and Switzerland, has only been told in passing. Reeling
from the trauma of a life in upheaval, he wrote almost no music and
quickly had to reinvent himself as a fêted virtuoso pianist,
building up untold wealth and meeting the stars- from Walt Disney
and Charlie Chaplin to his Russian contemporaries and polar
opposites, Prokofiev and Stravinsky. Yet the melancholy of leaving
his homeland never lifted. Using a wide range of sources, including
important newly translated texts, Maddocks' immensely readable book
conjures impressions of this enigmatic figure, his friends and the
world he encountered. It explores his life as an emigré artist and
how he clung to an Old Russia which no longer existed. That forging
of past and present meets in his Symphonic Dances (1940), his last
composition, written on Long Island shortly before his death in
Beverly Hills, surrounded by a close-knit circle of Russian exiles.
Originally published in 1973, the aim of this work was to discuss
the various factors governing the rate of growth of the British
economy since the First World War. It endeavours to explain – or
at least to provide the groundwork for an explanation of – the
movements of aggregate production and productivity in this period.
In so doing it examines two particular, and partly antithetical
questions: why Britain exceeded the predictions of economic
theorists who, until at least the Second World War, had forecast a
retardation of growth in all mature industrial economies; and why,
especially since 1950, the economy has expanded less quickly than
many professional economists, and almost all politicians, thought
possible. The authors look, in turn, at the changing trends in
effective economic demand, both domestic and foreign; the supply of
labour and capital; and the role of management and the state in
fostering growth. Their object is to produce a balanced mixture of
the available historical and statistical evidence and the relevant
economic theory. They introduce their readers, at the same time, to
the more specialized works of both disciplines. The book is the
product of a fruitful collaboration between an economist and a
historian, both with considerable experience in teaching students,
combining their two subjects. It marries, accordingly, the
qualities of apt and informative use of evidence, wide-ranging
theoretical discussion, and clarity of exposition.
Sexuality Education in Postsecondary and Professional Training
Settings keeps you up-to-date on the trends and issues in sexuality
education in colleges, universities, and professional training
institutions. A diverse group of authors, all experienced sexuality
educators, offers summary information, critical commentary,
thoughtful analysis, and projections of future trends in sexuality
education in postsecondary settings. This keeps you current on the
status of sexuality education and will move you to consider a
variety of concerns and challenges in designing and implementing
sexuality education courses and programs. Finally, the chapters
present you with valuable resources, ranging from historical
references to contemporary website information.Beginning with an
historical perspective on twentieth-century sexuality education,
Sexuality Education in Postsecondary and Professional Training
Settings includes information on the nature and extent of sexuality
education in contemporary colleges and universities, as well as in
institutions training teachers, clergy, and physicians. The book's
expert authors analyze undergraduate curricular and pedagogical
issues, as well as problems in classroom climate and the challenges
of meeting objectives for behavioral change. Specific topics you
learn about include: guidelines for teaching undergraduate
sexuality courses--with a focus on philosophical issues; how to
develop objectives and implement teaching strategies; print, media,
and Internet resources for teaching; and commentary on
controversial issues effects of various workshops on the
contraceptive-related attitudes and behaviors of college students
sexuality education and HIV/AIDS prevention education in teacher
preparation institutions perceptions of faculty regarding
curriculum and approaches to sexuality education in clergy training
institutions sexuality education in medical school curricula in the
U.S. and Canada Sexuality Education in Postsecondary and
Professional Training Settings is a valuable guide for sexuality
educators in postsecondary settings and educators in corollary
areas such as health education, educational psychology, family
education, or curriculum development. Also an informative and
useful text for scholars, researchers, professionals, and students
in the fields of sexuality education, behavioral sciences, applied
social sciences, and social policy, this book presents a variety of
philosophical and methodological approaches to vital issues,
ranging from qualitative phenomenological and interpretive methods
to quantitative analyses to critical essays.
Originally published in 1973, the aim of this work was to discuss
the various factors governing the rate of growth of the British
economy since the First World War. It endeavours to explain - or at
least to provide the groundwork for an explanation of - the
movements of aggregate production and productivity in this period.
In so doing it examines two particular, and partly antithetical
questions: why Britain exceeded the predictions of economic
theorists who, until at least the Second World War, had forecast a
retardation of growth in all mature industrial economies; and why,
especially since 1950, the economy has expanded less quickly than
many professional economists, and almost all politicians, thought
possible. The authors look, in turn, at the changing trends in
effective economic demand, both domestic and foreign; the supply of
labour and capital; and the role of management and the state in
fostering growth. Their object is to produce a balanced mixture of
the available historical and statistical evidence and the relevant
economic theory. They introduce their readers, at the same time, to
the more specialized works of both disciplines. The book is the
product of a fruitful collaboration between an economist and a
historian, both with considerable experience in teaching students,
combining their two subjects. It marries, accordingly, the
qualities of apt and informative use of evidence, wide-ranging
theoretical discussion, and clarity of exposition.
Bite–sized biographies of inspirational Christian women. Spanning
two millennia and multiple continents, these stories will introduce
you to great women in the history of the Christian faith. From Mary
in first century Judea, to Catherine Booth in nineteenth century
Britain, to Gladys Aylward in twentieth century China. Perpetua and
Jane Grey lived brief lives cut short by their conspicuous and
brave fidelity to Jesus, while Corrie ten Boom, although no less
courageous, lived a long life that testified to God’s compassion
and forgiveness. For all their differences, each one of these women
has left an indelible legacy on our collective intergenerational
Christian consciousness. Each are worth knowing. To know
someone’s story is a privilege. We hope you’re encouraged in
your Christian walk as you read of theirs. The women whose stories
are included in this book are: Mary Perpetua Catherine of Siena
Jane Grey Anne Hutchinson Anne Dutton Selina, Countess of
Huntingdon Catherine Booth Gladys Aylward Corrie Ten Boom
"This series [pushes] the boundaries of knowledge and [develops]
new trends in approach and understanding." ENGLISH HISTORICAL
REVIEW The essays in this volume explore relationships in all their
different guises and expressions. Hostility between England and
France cast a long shadow over the fifteenth century and beyond.
While warfare at sea and the composition of the army which invaded
Normandy in 1417 left extensive administrative records, sources of
a different nature highlight the experiences of the French and
Burgundians. The experience of the incursion of Henry VIII's forces
in 1513 found expression in widely-distributed poems; while verses
celebrating the births of heirs to the Hapsburg duke of Burgundy
sought to allay fears over a change of regime by stressing the
benefits of their multinational heritage. Portraits of rulers of
Italian states emphasised the emergence of a shared courtly culture
between England and Italy by commemorating their election as
Knights of the Garter, while the records of Bishop's Lynn testify
to the harmonious integration of immigrants from the Low Countries
and Baltic regions. The Magna Carta of 1215 - intended to place the
relationship between ruler and ruled on a new footing - had a long
after-life, providing a blue-print for practices adopted by the
Appellants of 1388 and being cited at the deposition of Richard II,
only to be eclipsed in the late fifteenth century when depositions
focused instead on challenges to the monarch's title. Poor records
of the meetings of convocations have led to undue emphasis on their
role in granting subsidies, but a register at Canterbury presents a
different picture by revealing business of the southern convocation
of 1462.
How does music reflect the key moments in our lives? How do we
choose the works that inspire, delight, comfort or console? Fiona
Maddocks selects 100 classical works from across nine centuries,
arguing passionately, persuasively and at times obstinately for
their inclusion, putting each work in its cultural and musical
context, discussing omissions, suggesting alternatives and always
putting the music first.
Sexuality Education in Postsecondary and Professional Training
Settings keeps you up-to-date on the trends and issues in sexuality
education in colleges, universities, and professional training
institutions. A diverse group of authors, all experienced sexuality
educators, offers summary information, critical commentary,
thoughtful analysis, and projections of future trends in sexuality
education in postsecondary settings. This keeps you current on the
status of sexuality education and will move you to consider a
variety of concerns and challenges in designing and implementing
sexuality education courses and programs. Finally, the chapters
present you with valuable resources, ranging from historical
references to contemporary website information.Beginning with an
historical perspective on twentieth-century sexuality education,
Sexuality Education in Postsecondary and Professional Training
Settings includes information on the nature and extent of sexuality
education in contemporary colleges and universities, as well as in
institutions training teachers, clergy, and physicians. The book's
expert authors analyze undergraduate curricular and pedagogical
issues, as well as problems in classroom climate and the challenges
of meeting objectives for behavioral change. Specific topics you
learn about include: guidelines for teaching undergraduate
sexuality courses--with a focus on philosophical issues; how to
develop objectives and implement teaching strategies; print, media,
and Internet resources for teaching; and commentary on
controversial issues effects of various workshops on the
contraceptive-related attitudes and behaviors of college students
sexuality education and HIV/AIDS prevention education in teacher
preparation institutions perceptions of faculty regarding
curriculum and approaches to sexuality education in clergy training
institutions sexuality education in medical school curricula in the
U.S. and Canada Sexuality Education in Postsecondary and
Professional Training Settings is a valuable guide for sexuality
educators in postsecondary settings and educators in corollary
areas such as health education, educational psychology, family
education, or curriculum development. Also an informative and
useful text for scholars, researchers, professionals, and students
in the fields of sexuality education, behavioral sciences, applied
social sciences, and social policy, this book presents a variety of
philosophical and methodological approaches to vital issues,
ranging from qualitative phenomenological and interpretive methods
to quantitative analyses to critical essays.
In this notable contribution to the study of John Wesley and George
Whitefield, Ian Maddock discovers the affinity between two
preachers often contrasted as enemies. The controversial Free Grace
episode of the early eighteenth century, which highlighted the
theological divisions between Wesley's Arminianism and Whitefield's
Calvinism, has influenced the scholarly division of these
forerunners of the Eighteenth Century Revival, resulting in a
polarised critical heritage. In a critical assessment of John
Wesley, the 'scholar preacher', and George Whitefield, the 'actor
preacher', Maddock gives due attention to their differences but
unifies them in their commitment to the authority of the Bible,
their rhetorical devices and their thematic similarities, showing
how they often explicated different theories with the same
evidence. Men of One Book explains how these contemporaries, who
each knew of the other at Oxford University and as preachers, each
faced ecclesiastical opposition and social stigma, but sought for a
print-and-preach ministry in which the spoken and written word
would spread the Gospel throughout the transatlantic world. 'Men of
One Book' is a volume that will interest anyone concerned with the
Eighteenth Century Revival, the rise of Methodism or the history of
evangelicalism. Ian J. Maddock is Lecturer in Theology at Sydney
Missionary and Bible College, and received his PhD from the
University of Aberdeen. 'A wonderful comparative treatment of the
two dominant preachers of the first Great Awakening. Maddock is
equally sure-footed working meticulously through the voluminous
manuscript sermons of Wesley and Whitefield as if painting the
details of their complex and interwoven leadership of the
evangelical revivals. There is no other work that so faithfully
renders portraits of these two on their own terms as well as in
relation to each other.' Richard Lints, Andrew Mutch Distinguished
Professor of Theology, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
A delightful introduction to 20 much-loved Bible stories, each
with a simple and reassuring message for the very young
This collection features 20 Bible stories from both the Old and
New Testaments. Each Bible story is told on a double page spread
with wonderfully colorful, collage illustrations. There are smiling
characters, sweet animals, and bright backdrops throughout. Each
story is retold in language that is easy to read aloud to a child,
and which reflects God's love and care.
Best known today as a fine composer, the twelfth-century German
abbess Hildegard of Bingen was also a religious leader and
visionary, a poet, naturalist and writer of medical treatises.
Despite her cloistered life she had strong, often controversial
views on sex, love and marriage too - a woman astonishing in her
own age, whose book of apocalyptic visions, Scivias, would alone
have been enough to ensure her lasting fame. In this classic and
highly praised biography - first published by Headline in 2001 -
distinguished writer and journalist, Fiona Maddocks, draws on
Hildegard's prolific writings to paint a portrait of her
extraordinary life against the turbulent medieval background of
crusade and schism, scientific discovery and cultural revolution.
The great intellectual gifts and forceful character that emerge
make her as fascinating as any figure in the Middle Ages. More than
800 years after her death, Pope Benedict XVI has made Hildegard a
Saint and a Doctor of the Church (one of only four women). Fiona
Maddocks has provided a short new preface to cover these tributes
to an extraordinary and exceptional woman.
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In a sweeping reassessment of early American literature, The Gender
of Freedom explores the workings of the literary public sphere-from
its colonial emergence through the antebellum flourishing of
sentimentalism. Placing representations of and by women at the
center rather than the margin of the public sphere, this book links
modern forms of political identity to the seemingly private images
of gender displayed prominently in the developing public sphere.
The "fictions of liberalism" explored in this book are those of
marriage and motherhood, sentimental domesticity, and heterosexual
desire-narratives that structure the private realm upon which
liberalism depends for its meaning and value. In a series of bold
theoretical arguments and nuanced readings of literary texts, the
author explores the political force of these private narratives
with chapters on the Antinomian crisis in Puritan Massachusetts,
early national models of gender and marriage in the works of
Charles Brockden Brown and Hannah Webster Foster, infanticide
narratives and nineteenth-century accounts of motherhood in the
work of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Lydia Maria Child, and
"re-arranging" marriage in the poetry of Emily Dickinson.
This 1968 volume contains a number of authoritative accounts in
many areas of organic chemistry. Volatile compounds and elements of
groups III and IV of the periodic table and fluorine compounds
receive particular attention, but aspects of general structural
chemistry, organometallic compounds, metal-metal bonding,
non-aqueous solutions, coordination compounds and solid state
chemistry are also covered by specialists. Each chapter was an
important review and a stimulus to workers in its field. The book
as a whole is a valuable survey of the scope and methods of
inorganic chemistry of this time. The contributors are all former
students of Professor Emeleus and this book was devoted to him on
the occasion of his 65th birthday. It includes a brief account of
his scientific career and achievements by the editors of the
volume.
Without light there would be no life in the sea. Since the seas
were the cradle for the evolution of all life forms, the theme of
this book is central to our understanding of the interaction
between living organisms and their environments. To express the
breadth of research in this area, leading experts in topics as
diverse as satellite imagery and molecular biology have contributed
to this collection of essays on light and life in the sea, first
published in 1990. Intended for all with an interest in the marine
environment, this book aims to present the reader with a sampler of
the exciting research that is underway and to provide an
introduction to its broad compass.
Aquatic organisms swim in a variety of ways, from jet propulsion to
ciliary action: they swim at a wide range of speeds and span a vast
size range, from bacteria to protists, to the largest whales. One
of the most fascinating aspects of aquatic locomotion is the
remarkable sets of adaptations that have been evolved for different
purposes. This volume brings together research on a wide range of
swimming organisms, with an emphasis on the biomechanics,
physiology and hydrodynamics of swimming in or on water. Several
chapters deal with different aspects of fish swimming, from the use
of different 'gaits' to the operation of the locomotor muscles. All
chapters are by recognized authorities in their different fields,
and all are accessible to biologists interested in aquatic
locomotion.
This open access book explores the expectations surrounding
dementia, what it ‘looks like’ and how people have been treated
by others. It aims to raise awareness of the different types of
dementia, and how they impact the brain, body, and lived
experience, including experience of Alzheimer’s disease, Vascular
Dementia, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, Frontotemporal Dementia,
Semantic Dementia, and Lewy Body Dementia. The co-authors reflect
on their experience with informal and formal care, before finishing
with a focus on the spectrum of dementia research from clinical
trials to user-led research. Throughout the book, co-authors have
shared personal stories of how dementia has affected them and
people with lived experience of dementia share what they wish
people knew about living with the disease. Co-produced by
people with lived experience of dementia, academics and health care
professionals, this book is an accessible resource about dementia
from the perspective of people actively involved in the field and
essential reading for healthcare professionals wishing to learn
more about the experience of this neuroprogressive condition, as
well as policymakers, and members of the public.
Without light there would be no life in the sea. Since the seas
were the cradle for the evolution of all life forms, the theme of
this book is central to our understanding of the interaction
between living organisms and their environments. To express the
breadth of research in this area, leading experts in topics as
diverse as satellite imagery and molecular biology have contributed
to this collection of essays on light and life in the sea, first
published in 1990. Intended for all with an interest in the marine
environment, this book aims to present the reader with a sampler of
the exciting research that is underway and to provide an
introduction to its broad compass.
Written by the author of "The Political Economy of Soviet Defence
Spending" and co-author of "The Growth of the British Economy",
this book looks at the international dimension, the American and
the Soviet defence economy, the NATO alliance, the Warsaw Pact and
the international arms trade.
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